Someone’s in blackface, grandpa’s in drag…and the play was put on by the PTA! Baraboo, WI, 1920

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[1920] Grandpa’s in drag, someone’s in blackface and I’m horrified! PTA play in Baraboo, WI- 1920

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[July 4, 1924] Happy July 4th! Ginny Calhoun holds her flag high in 1924. Baraboo, WI.

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Ginny Calhoun, age 2, holds the flag high in 1924. Baraboo, WI. Happy July 4th everyone. Please be safe and treat one another with kindness and respect!

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After the college formal - 1953 - University of WI. My mom, the former Ann Calhoun and then beau Donn Weiss. She is 11th from the left, back row. He is next to her on her left. Love that people plopped on the floor.

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